1929 - Interviews With Elderly People Throughout The US (Includes Civil War Vets)

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Published: Mar 26, 2018
Author: Guy Jones
Post Date: 2018-03-26 13:32:29 by Liberator
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Compilation of sound interviews with some of the oldest people living in the United States in 1929. Footage is from the early Movietone sound cameras.

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Absolutely fascinating and humbling news reel. Quality is surprisingly good.

Note the general positive, content attitude and mood of these old folks.

One gent who was interviewed was 103 years old (born in 1826.) His interview begins at the 6:33 mark.

IF you are further interested, there another clip of elderly being interviewed. It is well worth a look. My take from the interviews was that these older folk appear to be...joyous.

The YouTube Channel (Guy Jones) is a Gold Mine of surprisingly clear and audible old film clips of both Europe as well as the US as early as the late 1880s. It is a source of a true Time Capsule of people and streets and society.

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#1: Liberator    To: redleghunter, CZ82, TooConservative, Vicomte13, Pinguinite (#0)

1928-1930: More Interviews With Elderly People Throughout The US

Skip the beginning and start this one at the 2:09 mark where an 87 year old farmer in New York is still tilling the land, says he enjoy his work. Also says things weren't better at that time (1929) than when he was a boy.

From a 1930 interview with two young ladies (5:40 mark), a 90 year old Civil War vet claims not to drink public water...and tap dances.

An especially cute interview from 1930 is conducted with a 93 year old spitfire and her 96 year old husband. (6:41) Yup, do the math.

And finally at the 11:05 mark are happy seniors in Florida (seems to be a church group). One gent gets off his chair and cane to sit on the grass in order to see/listen to the music better.

Liberator posted on 2018-03-26 14:05:45   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Tooconservative    To: Liberator (#1)

I know that 5 years ago, they were down to the last living child of a Civil War soldier to receive his pension benefits (about $850 a year). Not sure if that person is still living. There were a number of these because some old Civil War soldiers in their 70's married young women back in the 1920's and that is where the last of these kids are from. And we're down to the last one (assuming the person is still living).

USNews: One Civil War Veteran's Pension Remains on Government's Payroll , 2013

U.S. federal programs are still about the closest thing to eternal life you can find on Earth.

Tooconservative posted on 2018-03-26 19:15:37   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Liberator    To: Tooconservative (#2)

I know that 5 years ago, they were down to the last living child of a Civil War soldier to receive his pension benefits (about $850 a year)...

USNews: One Civil War Veteran's Pension Remains on Government's Payroll , 2013.

2013?? Mind-Boggling.

U.S. federal programs are still about the closest thing to eternal life you can find on Earth.

Apparently so. This one: 1865-2013. A record that will never be broken.

Liberator posted on 2018-03-27 14:01:07   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Tooconservative    To: Liberator (#3)

Apparently so. This one: 1865-2013. A record that will never be broken.

Wanna bet?     : )

Tooconservative posted on 2018-03-28 06:27:39   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Stoner    To: Liberator (#0)

Very interesting Liberator !! Many thanks for posting !!

Stoner posted on 2018-03-28 18:56:15   Reply   Private Reply

#6: tpaine    To: Liberator (#0)

I was lucky enough to have had many interesting conversations with my maternal grandfather, before I went in the army, --- he died in 1954.. Was born in 1860 at Buffulo County, Wisconsin. ---- He farmed all his life, but read a lot and had a pretty good recall of events in the wild west as reported in the newspapers of his day..

I've been a history buff ever since.. Great memories..

tpaine posted on 2018-03-28 23:39:48   Reply   Private Reply